Vanity Fair

«Vanity Fair» — is not only the most famous novel by the Victorian writer William Thackeray, but also one of the most widely read works in the world.

On the pages of this book unfolds a broad panorama of life in England in the first half of the 19th century. A long procession of people from different social circles passes before the reader: merchants, aristocrats, officials, members of parliament, landowners, military personnel, diplomats, governesses, and footmen. They all live by the laws of the «fair», where everything is sold and everything is bought, where success and wealth reign supreme. It is extremely captivating to observe how their destinies intertwine, forming intricate patterns and pictures.